Smith Business magazine, Summer 2024 - Magazine - Page 14
INVEST IN SMITH
A MONUMENTAL
$5M INVESTMENT
Largest-Ever Gift to Doctoral Programs
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Smith’s doctoral program is getting
its biggest boost ever, thanks to a
$5 million gift from alumnus Long
Jiang, PhD ’06, and his wife, Grace.
The gift establishes the Long and
Grace Jiang Endowed Chair in Business
for faculty and the Long and Grace
Jiang Endowed Graduate Fellowship,
to support up to 10 students per year.
“This is a signi昀椀cant investment for
our doctoral program and its many
promising young scholars,” says Dean
Prabhudev Konana. “Dr. Jiang’s
commitment to elevate the reach
and impact of the school’s research
demonstrates his pride as an alum as
well as a deep understanding of the
importance of research and the free
exchange of ideas.”
Jiang is former CEO and current
senior strategic advisor of Goertek,
a Chinese company that develops
and manufactures miniature audio
speakers and receivers. Goertek also
develops smart devices using virtual
reality and augmented reality, wireless
stereo headsets, and other acoustic
and optical components.
He has made similar investments in
his other alma mater, Renmin Business
School at Renmin University of China,
a key public research institution. This
supports research and collaboration
between faculty and graduate students
there and at the Smith School.
“I attribute my successful business
career to the education I received from
these top universities,” Jiang said.
“Grace and I hope to help students
and faculty reach their full potential
through collaborations between these
昀椀ne institutions.”
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